4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship & life skills.

Click here for our latest edition of the Brunswick Buzz, our county 4-H program monthly newsletter. In it you will find up-to-date information about what we’ve been doing in 4-H, and what wonderful opportunities are in our near future. Check it out!

Campers at the Besty-Jeff Penn 4-H Education Center this summer will enjoy a new swimming pool, complete with a bathhouse they’ve not had before. The new pool, which replaces an old pool built when the camp opened in 1964, was dedicated at the camp on May 20.

The new pool and bathhouse are on a hill overlooking the camp’s Lake Hazel. There is a connecting walkway, which is also ADA compliant, from the main camp area to the pool. The project provides campers with showers and bathrooms on site, Hancock said.

All 4-H groups are invited to join with thousands of 4-H youth to plant trees to slow global climate change. Kids love this SET service-learning project because they can get dirty while learning about the importance of trees in the climate crisis, energy management, erosion control, habitat creation, and more.

The 4-H Million Trees Project (4HMT) is an international youth-founded and led service-learning project to inspire 4-H youth to plant 1 million trees to slow global climate change.

Who can participate in 4HMT?

All 4-Hers are invited to join with thousands of their peers and become project participants. All 4-H Afterschool programs are invited to join. Please check the project website at www.4hmilliontrees.org to learn about the project, view the videos, and fill out the secure online registration form.

Tell me about the trees?

All 4-H units and clubs have the discretion to choose tree species, the number of trees in their planting project, and planting location. Youth are encouraged to conduct research about these issues so they can plan their tree planting events. We always encourage species that are native to the area, and locally adapted. Cooperative Extension experts in each county can help.

What about the cost?

Each club or unit is responsible for the cost of the tree planting. Creative ways to fund tree planting events are encouraged, such as fundraisers, grant proposals, and more. 4HMT has arranged a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation whereby 4-Hers can obtain 12 bareroot trees with a special $12 annual membership. To take advantage of this opportunity, click www.arborday.org/4h. 4HMT also has some funds and can offer matching grants to qualified clubs/units.

Last Friday, the 4-H Museum & History Center launched the construction of the Juanita Ogburn Hudson & Mack Hudson 4-H Courtyard and Gardens. Ms. Juanita was an outstanding 4-H’er of the 1940s, who led her club to raise enough food to support more than 100 fighting men in the field for a year. For that, she was selected by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to christen the USS Tyrrell in 1944. She & her husband Mack are community leaders & constant supporters of 4-H. The new courtyard is to be the crossroads for 4-H in NC, honoring all the 4-H’ers, agents, volunteers, & many others who’ve led us through the last century.

Back when the McKimmon Center was dedicated, 4-H’ers from all 101 4-H programs came to Raleigh bearing water from the rivers & streams of their homes to fill the Center’s fountain. It was symbolic of their commitment to the mission of the Center & the great leader for whom it is named.

Today, we ask you to send us your stones! Every county in NC is invited to bring a stone that represents its unique heritage & geology. Each County Council will decide which stone to send to 4-H District Activity Day where it will be presented officially for the Hudson 4-H Courtyard & Gardens. We want you to bring a stone from your county that represents its unique heritage and geology & tells something about the 4-H’ers there, too! The stone should be the size that will fit in a box that is one cubic foot (that’s 1 ft. wide, 1 ft. long, and 1 ft. tall). Brunswick County will accept your stones up until their next council meeting on June 8th. They will then decide which stone will represent the county and be carried to District Activity Day.

At Crayola, green is more than just a color; it’s a commitment to ensure that today’s kids have a healthy environment for their creative tomorrows. To celebrate the eco-evolution of our crayons made with solar power, markers made from bottle caps and colored pencils made from reforested wood, we’re launching a contest to create the Crayola Green Team, a group of 10 kids ready to make the world a greener place using their creativity!

We will send the Green Team to Crayola headquarters in Easton, Pa, to help plug Crayola into our new solar farm. And if one of your students is selected as a member of the Green Team, we’ll send you $500 of Crayola products for your classroom!

How you can get involved:

1. Have your students in grades K through 8 create artwork inspired by eco-friendly class discovery and discussion. Feel free to submit artwork that has already been created by your students this year.

Have you heard about the 4-H’er in Highland County, Ohio who just bought a house? Yep, that’s right a house. She saved her winnings from showing pigs at her county fair as a 4-H project and had enough to buy her own house at the age of 19.

Learn about horses during "Head, Heart and Hooves" or "Stable Relationships"

Click on this link to view the schedule and descriptions for our Summer Fun Camps.

Click on this link to fill in your summer fun choices on our registration form and send back to us! Camps and workshops fill up fast, so don’t delay. Youth are not officially registered until all forms and fees are submitted.

Remember to download and fill out Enrollment form and Medical Release form and mail or bring to office. All participants are required to complete these two forms. Medical Release forms must be notarized.

The following links are for those signing up for Surf Camp,” and/or the “Climbing Challenge.” The Climbing Challenge at UNCW required a Release Assumption and a Medical Info Form. They are extra release forms that must be filled out and signed to attend these camps.

Other Links

Disclaimer

This blog was created to provide a forum for sharing information, ideas and experiences among 4-Hers, volunteers, parents, educators and consumers. The opinions expressed on this blog should be attributed to the email sender and do not represent the views of North Carolina State University or North Carolina Cooperative Extension.